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LONGRIDGE
Description  
Location Longridge
LAN - Lancashire - England
Location  
Latitude - Longitude + 53°50'13"     - 2°35'13"
53.836944     -2.586944
UTM Coordinates X = 527181.259  -  Y = 5965459.323  -  Zone 30U
Aerial photo / Map (*) Aerial photo / Map (*) OpenStreetMap  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Google Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Bing Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Zoom Earth  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Wikimapia
Altitude AMSL 164 m - 538 ft
Inauguration 1973
Closing September 1978
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) English Forum Forum --> Europe --> Great Britain and Ireland --> GBR - Sprint Venues [ENG]
(2) English en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longridge_circuit Wikipedia
(3) English Motor Racing Circuits in England: Then & Now (page 100) Author: Peter Swinger - Published by: Dial House - ISBN: 0 7110 3104 5
Description 		2001
(4) English Autosport (UK) December 20th 2012 (page 94) The world's worst track (description with map) December 20th 2012

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

Longridge
Description It hosted British Sprint Championship in 1975 and in 1977÷1978
Years 1973÷1978
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit YES
Type Permanent
Inauguration 1973
Closing September 1978
Last update of this page December 5th 2024
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Esses - Quarry Corner - Quarry Straight - Weighbridge Corner
length 692  m 2270  ft 0.43  mi   (3)


Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
December 5th 2024   1973÷1978 Guido de Carli     Update Sources and links
January 9th 2010   1973÷1978 Guido de Carli   andylaurence Update Description without map
July 21st 2009   1973÷1978 Guido de Carli     Update Description
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list
 
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